12-1587. Discharge of garnishee if judgment or
order not obtained within ninety days; exceptions
If no judgment or order is entered against the garnishee within ninety days after
the filing of the garnishee's answer, any monies, property, shares or other interest held
by the garnishee pursuant to the writ shall be released to the judgment debtor, and the
garnishee shall be discharged on the writ and fully and completely released from any
further liability to the judgment creditor with respect to the property released pursuant
to this section. This section is not applicable if either party has filed a written
objection pursuant to section 12-1580, nor to monies or property held for a trustee in
bankruptcy if the judgment debtor has filed bankruptcy, nor to monies or property held
under provisional remedies pursuant to chapter 14 of this title.
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